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Chapter XXXVIII
"Oh! Miss Boyce, may I come in?" The voice was Frank Leven's. Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon. Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Boyce, may I come in?"”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Miss Boyce, may I come in?"”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
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From this reading The voice was Frank Leven's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
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From this reading The voice was Frank Leven's.
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
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From this reading Miss Boyce, may I come in?"
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading "Oh!
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
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From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
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From this reading Marcella was sitting in the old library alone late on the following afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice was Frank Leven's.
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From this reading The voice was Frank Leven's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was Frank Leven's.
which person or people
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Louis Craven, who was now her paid agent and adviser, had been with her, and she had accounts and estimates before her.
